Cracking the Code on Broadband Coordination in Maryland
For years, Maryland had a familiar problem: broadband and digital infrastructure assets existed all over the state, but no one could see them all in one place. Fiber routes, towers, government buildings, transportation systems, and underserved communities were planned and managed in silos, often leading to duplicated effort and missed opportunities.
On this week’s Fiber for Breakfast Eric Bathras, Chief Technology Officer for Maryland’s Office of Infrastructure, joined Gary to explain how the state set out to fix that problem by building a statewide “Single View” of digital infrastructure, and how that decision is already reshaping how Maryland plans, funds and deploys broadband.
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